Nico Lauricella

Former editor-in-chief at TheWeek.com

Nico Lauricella was editor-in-chief at TheWeek.com. He was formerly the site's deputy editor and an editor at The Huffington Post.

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This just in

Chinese stock market rebounds after China bans major stockholders from selling

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This just in

China's stock slide continues, despite government intervention

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Grexit Watch

European leaders set to meet over Greece

Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos and new Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos

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Euclid Tsakalotos sworn in as Greece's new finance minister

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Attack of the economist

Thomas Piketty sucker-punched a German newspaper over Greece's debt crisis. Here are the 6 best lines.

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dear leader

Biological weapons expert reportedly flees North Korea with gigabytes of data on human experiments

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Greek crisis

Greek prime minister calls bailout deal 'blackmail,' urges 'no' vote

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This is sad

Your stagnant wage, in 1 eye-popping chart

The Greek court will hear the appeal Friday.

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This just in

Greek court to rule whether bailout vote is unconstitutional

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Science!

Solar-powered plane makes historic flight

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TPP

Head of Vietnam's Communist Party to visit Obama at White House

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General Lee

The Confederate flag on The Dukes of Hazzard car will be painted over

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jeb!

Jeb Bush wants you to know he likes Katy Perry better than Miley Cyrus

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Discoveries!

Archaeologists discover adorable ancient dolphin statue in Israel

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Red meat

Bobby Jindal has found his 2016 message: Disband the Supreme Court!

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Law of the land

Mike Huckabee on gay marriage ruling: 'I will not acquiesce to an imperial court'

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The Daily Sadness

Jon Stewart had no jokes to tell after the Charleston shooting

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Swords of Destiny

Chinese farmer discovers his kitchen knife is actually the ancient 'Green Dragon Sword'

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This just in

Charleston police release surveillance photos of the shooting suspect

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This is not good

NASA discovers the world's aquifers are running out of water

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This just in

Sudanese President al-Bashir escapes South Africa

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jeb!

Jeb Bush will announce he's officially running for president today

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Today in schadenfreude

The RNC turns against the Koch brothers

Discoveries!

Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old grave of mysterious 'sleeping beauty'

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Discoveries!

Farmer discovers 5 enormous Bronze Age axes in Denmark

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Team America

U.S. Air Force obliterates ISIS HQ after 'moron' posts selfie

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The whole shebang

This is how much the entire galaxy weighs

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Yikes!

One of Japan's most famous hot springs is closing, because orgies

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Discoveries!

Researchers have made a 'stunning discovery': A brand new part of the body

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This just in

U.S. economy shrank by 0.7 percent in first quarter

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Follow the money

FIFA raked in $2.6 billion in profit from the 2014 World Cup

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Pataki-mentum!

Watch George Pataki announce he's running for president

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Discoveries!

Archaeologists discover secret treasure room containing 2,400-year-old gold and drugs

The beautiful game

Watch John Oliver explain why FIFA is 'cartoonishly evil'

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Science from the crypt

Vampires were smart to lust after young blood, scientific study suggests

Amateur archaeologist discovers mysterious stone circle in southern England

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Discoveries

Amateur archaeologist discovers mysterious stone circle in southern England